Following the conclusion of the Second Galactic Civil War, the Senate of the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances passed the Emergency Powers Act. This legislation granted the Chief of State of the Galactic Alliance a number of short-term executive authorities. However, a provision introduced by Kuati Senator Haydnat Treen stipulated that the Chief of State was prohibited from dissolving the Senate. Furthermore, the Appropriations and Disbursements Committee obtained the authority to halt governmental expenditures.